Sorrento, School Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JS
About Sorrento
Sorrento is a detached house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8JS). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £677,000 sits 125.7% above the 2021 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 60.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold April 2021 for £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Sorrento's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2020Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey front extension, single storey rear extension, loft conversion and raised rear garden decking (Resubmission of 20/502194/FULL)
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/504407/FULL
- Aug 2020Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey front extension, single storey rear extension, loft conversion, raised rear garden decking and a new detached garage.
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/502194/FULL
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£677,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 April 2021Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in ME9 8JS: £191,000 (2021–1996).
Everything we know about Sorrento, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other School Lane homes
EPC Rating for Sorrento lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 159 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Borden Church of England Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB